Bill Text: NY S07201 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 7201 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Establishes a statewide campaign for the acceptance, inclusion, tolerance and understanding of diversity.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-12-28 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S07201 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S07201-Amended.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         7201--A

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 10, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and  when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Investigations
          and Government  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a state-
          wide campaign for the acceptance, inclusion, tolerance and understand-
          ing of diversity

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 294-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 294-a. Statewide campaign for the acceptance,  inclusion,  tolerance
     4  and understanding of diversity. 1. The division shall develop and imple-
     5  ment  a statewide campaign to increase awareness and promote the accept-
     6  ance, inclusion, tolerance and understanding of the diversity of  people
     7  of  this  state,  including, but not limited to diversity based on reli-
     8  gion, race, color, creed, sex, ethnicity, national origin, age, disabil-
     9  ity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. In the  develop-
    10  ment  and  implementation  of such campaign, the division shall adopt as
    11  its purpose, the combatting of bias, hatred and  discrimination  in  all
    12  their  forms  and  the  prevention  of discrimination based on religion,
    13  race, color, creed, sex, ethnicity, national  origin,  age,  disability,
    14  sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
    15    2.  In  order  to  effectuate the purpose of the campaign the division
    16  shall:
    17    a. coordinate and cooperate with  public  and  private  organizations,
    18  including,  but  not  limited  to,  local governments, community groups,
    19  school districts, churches, charitable  organizations,  foundations  and
    20  other relevant groups;
    21    b.  develop  educational  materials to be distributed in printed form,
    22  social media campaigns or other means determined to be the  most  effec-
    23  tive at reaching the public in a cost effective manner;
    24    c.  make information regarding such campaign available on its website;
    25  and

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14702-06-0
        S. 7201--A                          2

     1    d. utilize other resources the  division  deems  appropriate  and  any
     2  other resources, private or public, identified by the division.
     3    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     4  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
     5  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
     6  this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
     7  on or before such effective date.